Unit 12

rapacious

adj. seizing everything; greedy

rapt

adj. giving total attention to; captivated

surreptitious

adj. hidden or secret; done without notice

perceptible

adj. able to be seen or noticed; detectable

susceptible

adj. likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing; vulnerable.

precept

n. an idea important to a system of beliefs

voracious

adj. devouring

omnivorous

adj. feeding on both animals and plants

herbivorous

adj. eating only plants

decadent

adj. overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline

cadence

n. rhythmic rise and fall

casualty

n. something or someone injured, killed, or eliminated